curb weight

noun

: the weight of an automobile with standard equipment and fuel, oil, and coolant

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Because its power came on so beautifully smooth and linear, 450 horses didn’t feel in any way scary, despite the GTO’s short wheelbase and featherlight curb weight. Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 The suspension has been tuned to account for the additional power and lower curb weight. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 May 2025 When first announced in 2011, the Aston Martin Cygnet piqued global interest: a tiny sub 845kg (curb weight) hatchback with Aston mechanical gubbins. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 This drops the curb weight from 3,814 to 3,770 pounds. Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for curb weight

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First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of curb weight was in 1949

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“Curb weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curb%20weight. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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